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The name makes no sense as applied to a summit. However, nearby is the Glennamong River, S.E. of the summit, flowing into L. Feeagh, so Glennamong is clearly the valley through which the river flows. OSNB mentions it only as a townland name, not that of a peak, so the error may have arisen at the stage of printing the 6 map. Walks: for a route taking in Bengorm, Corranabinnia and Glennamong, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 72-73.
Glennamong is the 242nd highest summit in Ireland.Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/232/

Another of those peaks with an alluring name! Started the hike at the carpark at F 968 056A beside the Brogan Carroll Bothy shown in gerrym's photo, followed the Bangor Trail to the bridge crossing the river at F 948 065B before heading roughly in a straight line to the spot height 384 on the ridge which curves towards Glennamong. The final climb from just west of Glennamong East top (spot height 415) to Glennamong itself is initially steep before levelling off. The highest point is not at the cairn but a little further north. We continued to take in Nephin Beg; 3 OS maps were actually required for this hike! Our descent to the Bangor Trail followed the broad ridge running roughly NE; we took a line towards the little lake just south of spot height 256. Care should be taken of the steep gradients to the left in poor visibility. The loss in height is considerable (470m approx), all of which needed to be regained as Nephin Beg and Glennamong have virtually the same elevation.
The photo is taken from near the summit of Glennamong looking into the west Mayo wilderness. Croaghaun and Slievemore on Achill Island are visible in the centre of the picture. The Icelandic ash plume that has been wreaking havoc with flight schedules was also very visible to the west and north. Also prominent from the summit were Benbulbin and the Bluestacks. The whole hike took over 8 hours and was a big effort to bag just two Vandaleur-Lynams; consistent with comments from ahendroff and others that this mountain range is probably the most remote in Ireland. This also served as a reconnaissance trip to have a look at Slieve Carr (the most remote of the Nephin Begs) - I think I'll be bringing the mountain bike for the Western Way as well as the hiking boots!! Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/232/comment/4694/